《托福高阶词汇》LIST17b

malice n.怨恨

同spite, ill will, animosity

After their argument, the malice between Teri and Fred seemed to grow.

争吵之后，泰瑞和弗雷德间的怨恨似乎又加深了。

metropolitan adj.大都市的

同 civil, urban, city-wide

Shanghai is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.

上海是世界上最大的大都会之一。

nefarious adj邪恶的

同 heinous, wicked, vicious, villainous, evil, atrocious

The bomber's nefarious deed destroyed many innocent lives.

轰炸机邪恶的行为摧毁了许多无辜的生命。

obscene adj.猥亵的

同indecent, filthy, foul, lewd, dirty

The protesters shouted some obscene remarks at the police officers.

抗议者们朝警官们叫喊着一些猥亵的话语。

outburst n.爆发

同eruption, explosion, blowup

A sudden outburst of fighting among rival soccer fans developedsintosa riot.

一场突发的对立球迷间的殴斗演变成了一场暴动。

panacea n.万灵药

同 cure-all, universal remedy

Although this drug will help some cancer patients, it is not a panacea.

虽然这药可帮助一些癌症患者，但却不是万灵药。

patricide n.杀父罪

When a will was discovered near the man's dead body, patricide was suspected.

当男尸旁的遗嘱被发现时，人们便怀疑这是一桩杀父案。

perplex v.使困惑

同puzzle, baffle, bewilder, confound

We were perplexed by John's peculiar behavior.

我们对约翰奇怪的行为感到困惑。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. I was _____ that Paul had actually drawn the sketch because it was not like his style.

2. Tess was exhausted, and each of her steps seemed more _____ than the last.

3. Although the two of them have petty arguments frequently, there is no real ______ between them.

4. The subway system covers the entire _____ area of Washington D.C..

5. We were all _____ as to how to repair the microwave oven.

解答：1. incredulous 2. languid 3. malice 4. metropolitan 5. perplexed